diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
index a8d4e970fb78..408cd083c64e 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int imx_mu_specific_rx(struct imx_mu_priv *priv, struct imx_mu_con_priv *
 
 	data = (u32 *)priv->msg;
 
-	imx_mu_xcr_rmw(priv, IMX_MU_RCR, 0, IMX_MU_xCR_RIEn(priv->dcfg->type, 0));
+	imx_mu_xcr_rmw(priv, IMX_MU_RCR, 0, IMX_MU_xCR_RIEn(priv->dcfg->type, cp->idx));
 	*data++ = imx_mu_read(priv, priv->dcfg->xRR);
 
 	if (priv->dcfg->type & IMX_MU_V2_S4) {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int imx_mu_specific_rx(struct imx_mu_priv *priv, struct imx_mu_con_priv *
 		*data++ = imx_mu_read(priv, priv->dcfg->xRR + (i % num_rr) * 4);
 	}
 
-	imx_mu_xcr_set_act(priv, cp, IMX_MU_RCR, IMX_MU_xCR_RIEn(priv->dcfg->type, 0));
+	imx_mu_xcr_set_act(priv, cp, IMX_MU_RCR, IMX_MU_xCR_RIEn(priv->dcfg->type, cp->idx));
 	mbox_chan_received_data(cp->chan, (void *)priv->msg);
 
 	return 0;